> i would tend to agree, if and only if i "wasn't" an electrical engineer
> (read problem solver)... im sure this is being taken into account.
Well, all the computers I have ever seen in smallish cases are JUNK because they overheat...
> do you run intel processors? ever put a fan on a dx2-66? why? dx-100? why?
> they dont really need it... design specs on most chips take heat into
> account at operating temp for their respective electrical
> characteristics...
I avoid Intel like the plague, and I fan cool everything. I know its not nessasary, but it
takes a while .1 watts, and it lets me sleep better at night thinking things might last until
they are obsolite. I also have dual fans in all my cases, and (when possible) try to leave as
much space as possible around my drives.
The last Intel processor I bought was a 386SX/16, which happend to run about 130 degrees. I
figured when I went to a 386DX/40, that I should go AMD since it was cheaper and had a
reputation of lasting longer.
Now, the 5x86/160 I run for my personal machine (its a 133 clock tricked) kinda requires a fan.
I've been around several i486dx2/66 and they all run hotter than I would want them to.